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Attn: All WW'sI broke my AX Lightness Daedalus seatpost back in early January after only having the post for 18 months.I am totally devistated as I loved it.After waiting 3 months I received the bad news that AX wasn't going to give me full replacement warranty but only a 50% discount on a new post.I was accused of "jumping" on my bike and abused the post.

I weigh 73kg (well under the 85kg weight limit) fitted to a Baum Corretto (so no jumping)My saddle was mounted at the front of my rails so weight over the rear of the post was to a minimum but still the post collapsed downwards at the rear bolt hole.

I'm not telling anyone not to buy an AX Lightness Daedalus seatpost but just consider your options.

I now ride a Thomson Masterpiece which I regret not doing in the 1st place

I have long been considering adding Ax lightness parts to my R5ca. Although these kinds of stories and situations are really making me think twice before spending that kind of money and sacrificing reliability and safety. Does anyone else have "stories" they would be willing to share? Positive or negative. I cant imagine what I have heard so far is good for their business, if they treat customers this way.

My team mate AX post crack with a loud noise when he hit the speed hump. I was trailing right behind at same speed, wasn't fast as the whole group was slowing down for the ride over hump. We gets lots of speed hump in city road riding, never have issues with Pinarello prince or dogma seat post, no issues with 3T post as well. AX refuse to warranty it even it's less than 2 mths old!

light bike parts break. everything has a limit. unfortunately you learnt the limit of lightweight stuff under your weight/riding style with the most expensive seat pillar on the market.

with a user name like yours, why not just buy another 5 for future use?

which is why the only ax product I use is their saddles. They seem to have a proven track record of lasting at least 3 years although there are many reports of people having and using their saddles 5 years or more.

I won't touch their other stuff. My experience w/ the daedalus post was less than stellar. Customer service was outright awful. I'm just glad it didn't break and I was able to sell it.

If you buy ax products you need to go in understanding there are other products out there that push the limits and are more reliable.

It's ok for ultra light parts to be less durable, but it's NOT right the company adopt a sell & forget attitude. The email my team mate send to them to enquire about warranty claim wasn't even answered.

As said most ultra lightweight parts can break and aren't meant to be used very often. Think Ax operates in a niche market where customers accept that they get a very lightweight product with hardly any guarantee at all.Seen several broken posts (and a few other items) but when claimed AX mostly invents a reason (that comes so close to normal use that it would be funny if the stuff wasn't so expensive) to not guarantee the part.In my view they make stuff that is perfect for showbikes but aren't meant for day to day use unless one has too much money and buys spare part for exchange after they break.....

You are much more likely to go down in a race, but the high speeds of a race cause you to sit lighter on your saddle and glide over the poor tarmac better.Take away the crashes and other than the drive train and tires racing is pretty easy on equipment.